"bread starter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bread starters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bread starter (plural bread starters)
  1. (cooking) A mixture of water and flour that has been fermented by bacteria and natural yeasts, used to prepare sourdough bread. Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-bread_starter-en-noun-l-P5tnea Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

Inflected forms

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